Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-23

snatched it away. We were all m;xed :,
| 'osether' foreigners and English clinpinp +,
one snother in the water, cav sevsro
crowned in this way. and had the creates
anneuey IN Keeping clear OF them. CAV
aaspar TO q woman to hold on to. TIL
Dutch sailors wanted to cave tbemse,ve.
ana even thrust the woman aside. "a,
SWIM well and l swan about till I got t,
:le Eoro where a rope was thrown to me
AiIer the collision went down into tn
cao'n and woke two Dutch ladies, but the,
were paralyzed with terror and would no
get up, despite all entreaties. heard othe
complaints about the conduct of the Dutc]
sailors The confusion was extreme. Every
body seemed terror stricken. This NAV &C
count Tor the apparent want Of discipline
frantic passengers unnerved some of tn
crew, preventing them from actiog as bra We
y as they might have done. The captai.
dld his best to restore order. l believe ,
good lookout was kept. We
HAD OUR LIGHTS UP"
Mr.. Appleby. one of the passenger
saved, said: Il was in my berth, as alse
were many Others, when the crash came.
Immediately rushed on decs, followed by 6
confused crowd. Upon first reaching tb,
deck did not think anything much VS..
the matter till saw that part .,f the how
was stove il clo.e to the rigging and laie
open Tor great space. The passenger,
soon crowded on deck, and the captai.
and officers shouted that the boats h
lowered. The vessel was then settling
down by the bead and the excitement was
around me before the vessel listed over or
her port side. throwing passengers and
crew together on that side OF the vessel
Most of the boats were then worthless
Two boats on the port side we're swung on,
and lowered, but the other six were useless
While the sailors were endeavoring tc
lower the boats. the passengers hndereC
them by rushing fraH+icalIy against them
The crew tried to keep the passengers back
thus losing valuable time. When the boat.
were finally lowered there was
RUSH TO GET INTO THEM.
Then 1 decided to trust to life belt. TIE
scene on deck was appalling. Passengers
and crew were crowded together. and the
shripks of wrm-n, cries of children AM!
shouts OF men were frig 'tfnl. Some Of tht
pAsse, gers were on their knees pra ying
When the Sch Item sank beneath our feet
there was a struggle in the water. M,s o
us used life belts. Sarah Gold. Stephen
r. ,bson and kept t"yei her. We clung t.,
each other and drifted toward the Ebro
iraIIy rea achiug that We sell" The second
officer declares that every precautiOh had
been tn ken on board the Schulten. good
lookout WAS kept. and Captain Taat not
My had the ordinary watch on the bridge
at the time of the disaster but all ofIicer-
int nlcI fn hsr 80 \
vessel Was fairly down the channel. The
captain was last seen at his post trying tu
quiet passengers and get boats off.
CONFLICTING ACCOUNTS.
Many of those whose bodies have been
recovered look AS If they had heen frozen
to death. An officer of the Scholten states
the Rosa Mary was carrying no side lights,
but was showing the usual masthead light
to Indicate that she was lying at anchor.
They steered straight down the channel
leaving her sufficient room to pass clear
When the, drew near they found she was
steaming ahead and making right on tn
them. They tried to signal her of. but 1t
was too late. She struck the Scholten on
the port bow ripping off The plates some dis
tance and exposing the interior. The h"!G
thus made extended below the water line.
Officers of the Rosa Mary aver they were
living at apchCr and were run into. They
say they did not weigh anchor until morn
ing. 1t is reported that the Captain OF the
Rosa Mary denies the statement tha6 his
vessel was in collision with the Srhoiten.
He AYERS the Rosa Mary wns ir'j'ired ~
cnIlision with another vessel while lying at
anchor. Captain Taat OF the Scho't1n ha
only recently been appointed to comma MI
of that vessel, succeeding Captain bou'
jers.
MOST VIOLENT IN YEARS
CHICAGO, November 2O.-Vesselmen agree
that the storm which suddenly burst over
the lakes and upon this region Saturday
Was as violent as has been seen il years
The intensity of the cold added to the
danpers of winds and loads Of disasters arr
feared. The schooner Ida, which ieft here
for Whitehall Friday night, put back thl.
morning. having been badly disabled anf
lost one of her crew. Other vessels put T., "
this afternoon more or less damaged. i"'
schooner Penobscot from MUSK goh i"'
Milwaukee was forced to scud before tn
stnrm and nut in here. Her master
Cha rles Johnson. was swept overpoaro ~
q huge wave some time last night.
LAKE DISASTERS.
MILWAUKEE, November 20.-A large nee
Of vessels sought shelter here to-day IRON
the gale raging on the lake with an accom-
nanviug snowstorm. Many OF the vessel
loot th.;r deckloads and were partly dis
ah,ed, and several had narrow escap
from found-rirg The crews suffered great
by cold. A. far as known there are Ut
wrecks on this shore. but it is believed
small fishing smack that left here carry yrs
terday morning has gone TO the po1'o' o
with two or three men. Fears are also 81
tertaiped OF the steam barge Cnfis'le M ~
ing met with disaster OIL Deatn S:,; uoor ~ a.
,nth M w overdue at Ashland, have been r
ceived here.